Variant – 1 Choose the best answer

15. Choose the best answer.

The goods are unlikely ... at the end of the week-end.

A) be arrived B) to arrive C) arriving D) arrive
16. Choose the best answer.

As the wave came nearer, everyone ... for something to hold

onto. A) tried B) wanted C) looked D) saw
17. With what word can the underlined word be replaced?

She was quite different from what I expected.

A) unusually B) partly C) surprisingly D) completely
18. Choose the best answer.

… I speak to the manager, please?

A) Should B) Could C) Would D) Ought
19. Choose the best answer.

It was a bit ... but an interesting topic.

A) argumenting B) argumentative

С) argument D) argumented

20. Choose the best answer.

I've known Mr. Jones’for a ....

A) ages B) dozen C) whilst D) decade
Read & choose the correct answer for (21-24).

Many scientific advances are intensively used in the work

of the police and the army. The US company, "Scientific

Applic“tions and Research Associates" (SARA) Inc, has

”eveloped crowd-dispersal weapons for the US military that

generate high-intensity sound waves. Sound levels of 120 to

130 decibels cause pain and blurred vision; above 140

decibels, sound produces profound discomfort throughout

the body. Ear plugs are no protection. These acoustic

systems have a directed beam, projecting the sound in a

narrow fan. They include high-intensity sound generators

with power levels of up to 60 kilowatts and are combustion

driven, using a series of small explosions to create a noise or

drive a siren or whistle.

21. We can understand from the passage that high decibel

levels of sound ....

A) deteriorate the nervous system permanently

B) are only harmful when they are continuous

C) can only be resisted by means of earplugs

D) result in bodily pain and upset the eyesight

22. The acoustic systems developed by SARA ...

A) did not meet the requirements of the US military.

B) do not, unlike other similar systems, cause any permanent

damage whatsoever.

C) use high-intensity sound generators and are combustion

driven.

D) use sound levels which range from 120 to 140 decibels.
23. It's inferred in the ’assage that the new acoustic systems

developed for the US military ...

A) were primarily designed for use in wartime.

B) were primarily designed to break up crowds.

C) can cause permanent damage to the eye.

D) sometimes produce high-intensity vibrations that cause

widespread damage to buildings.
24. According to the passage if the level of sound exceeds 140

decibels ...

A) there will be pain in all parts of the body.

B) then the crowds are readily dispersed.

C) the sound produced is something between a siren and a

whistle.

D) earplugs are required for protection.